Sailor spirit, celebration and solidarity fill the Pilgrimage-Offering of the Virgin of Carmen in Arguineguín

 

 

 

Program of the El Carmen Festivities 2024

 

With the sun still on the horizon and the marked heat that accompanies these days, the Pilgrimage-Ofrenda started around 18:00 p.m. from Juan Manuel Álamo Suárez Avenue, (Carpintero de Ribera). A large crowd of neighbors and people from all over the island did not want to miss this event in which tradition, fun and solidarity go hand in hand. 

 

The delegation left along Miguel Marrero Rodríguez Avenue, recently opened to traffic after the partial pedestrianization works that the City Council has carried out. From there he crossed Graciliano Afonso Street until he reached Pérez Galdós Square, where the Church of Nuestra Señora del Carmen is located, a place that also brought together a large number of pilgrims and faithful to participate in the mass, after which the The image of the Patroness of the Sea was transferred amidst cheers to the permanent tent in the aforementioned plaza. 

 

The Virgin of Carmen, adorned with flowers, was first entertained, as is customary, by the mayor of Mogán, Onalia Bueno, along with representatives of Friends of Folklore Los Pescadores de Arguineguín, the organizing group of the event together with the Mogán City Council and the Parish . The first mayor brought the floral offering to the Virgin and the Local Government joined in by bringing both local and non-perishable products to the image.  

 

Then the rest of the offerings from the twenty-one carts followed one another while the folkloric groups that accompanied them during the journey, which of course included dishes such as tuna, adobo and bread with chorizo, dedicated songs and dances to the ' queen of the seas'. 

 

 

Thus, after AF Los Pescadores, it was the turn of La Jaca, Barrio Chico, Santa Águeda, La Más Bonita, Los Trujillo, Avenida Las Lomas, Los Tirajaneros, Los Rubios, El Horno, Los Carreteros, Grupo Vecinal Arguín, Real del Mar, El Primote, Puerto Rico, Los Ramos, Los Marañuelos, Los Barqueros, Los Ruanos, El Careta and Los Canarios del Sur. Each of these featured music from the Los Pescadores Folk Group, La Aulaga, AF Isla Perdida, Tinguara, Tesey, La Guagua de Atrás, Parranda Los Tartaneros, Parranda Los Tirajaneros, Parranda Amigos Isleños, Flor de Drago, Los Horcones, Friends of Tejeda, Parranda Arguín, Parranada Pajarera, Orden del Cachorro Canario, Dunas del Sur, AF Los Salineros, Asentaos y Tumbaos, Parranda Cafetín, Vega de San José and Los Fiesteros. 

 

Once again the solidarity nature of Mogán was evident with the large volume of offering achieved, which is entirely destined to non-profit organizations. Yesterday mainly non-perishable products, fruits and vegetables prevailed. Once the delivery was finished, the night continued with the Taifa Dance with the parties La Polvajera, El Pajullo and the Parranda del Cura.